diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/AbstractIteratorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/AbstractIteratorTest.java
index b1779571a9..6f4d6597f0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/AbstractIteratorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/AbstractIteratorTest.java
@@ -157,10 +157,7 @@ public void testRemove() {
 
         if (!supportsRemove()) {
             // check for UnsupportedOperationException if not supported
-            try {
-                it.remove();
-            } catch (final UnsupportedOperationException ex) {
-            }
+            assertThrows(UnsupportedOperationException.class, it::remove);
             return;
         }